London's Heathrow Airport blasts UK government over long lines due to Covid-19

Images of long lines with captions referring to several waiting hours at London's Heathrow Airport have surfaced on social media, prompting the airport press office to criticize the British Border Force on Saturday.

"We are very sorry that passengers faced unacceptable queuing times in immigration last night due to too few Border Force officers on duty," a Heathrow spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday.

The Border Force falls under the Home Office, which on Saturday responded by admitting the situation was"unacceptable." The airport is undergoing"the busiest weekends of the year for returning passengers, with particularly high numbers of families with children under the age of 12 who cannot use e-gates," the statement said.

"Border Force is rapidly reviewing its rosters and capacity and flexibly deploying our staff across the airport to improve waiting times," the Home Office said.

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